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Tuesday, March 22, 2005

La estación de las flores

Llego la primavera. The Spring season has just made its grand debut. In ancient times this was considered the start of the year. According to the Royal Academy of the Spanish Language, this is the etymology of the word: Del lat. vulg. prima vera, y este del lat. primum, primero, y ver, primavera). In other words it means first season.

Disfrute de la que los italianos llaman "La stagione splendida" (the splendid
season).
Worth noting is the fact that this is the start of the Autumn season (otoño) down in the southern hemisphere where great part of South America is located. Check that link out for a different version of the season.

This image is the painting by Salvador Dali entitled: "I Primi Giomi Di Primavera."

Primavera

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